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Automated identification of spotted‐fever tick vectors using convolutional neural networks

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
We evaluate the performance of convolutional neural networks (CNN) AlexNet, ResNet‐50 and MobileNetV2 for the automated identification of tick species capable of transmitting spotted fever. CNNs achieved accuracy rates of ~90% in identifying ticks and showed sensitivities of 59%–100% according to species, sex, position or image resolution.
Isadora R. C. Gomes, Vinícius L. Miranda, José Fabrício C. Leal, Igor P. Oliveira, Paula J. Silva, Karla Bitencourth, Claudio M. Rodrigues, Liege R. Siqueira, Marcelo B. Labruna, Gilberto S. Gazeta, Marinete Amorim, Rodrigo Gurgel‐Gonçalves   +11 more
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Modelling vector and host distributions to inform potential disease risk: A case study of West Nile virus in the United Kingdom

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Correlative modelling approaches can be used successfully to predict the distribution of vectors and hosts involved in vector‐borne diseases of concern. For West Nile virus in the United Kingdom, host distributions are unlikely to be a significant factor influencing change. Vector distributions and urbanisation will drive increasing risk. Projecting to
Amy J. Withers, Simon Croft, Richard Budgey, Daniel A. Warren, Nicholas Johnson   +4 more
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Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia aktasi in a wild bezoar goat (Capra aegagrus): Overlap with domestic goat strains

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first molecular detection of tick‐borne pathogens in Capra aegagrus. Genetic analysis reveals similarities between Babesia aktasi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum strains in bezoar and domestic goats, indicating potential pathogen exchange.
Aykut Zerek, Tuğba Özdemir, Maide Nur Gündoğdu, İpek Erdem, Ömer Orkun   +4 more
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Ticks and tick‐borne bacterial pathogens found on hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle in the Central River region of The Gambia

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
First detection of Ehrlichia minasensis, Anaplasma marginale and hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in cattle in The Gambia. Identification of four tick species, with Hyalomma marginatum being the most common. 15.6% of ticks tested positive for tick‐borne pathogens, including Ehrlichia spp., A. marginale and hemotropic Mycoplasma spp.
Alpha Kargbo, Aamir M. Osman, Edrisa Jawo, Lamin K. M. Fatty, Flavia C. M. Collere, Marcos R. André, Ahmed A. Hassan‐Kadle, Thállitha S. W. J. Vieira, Rosangela Z. Machado, Rafael F. C. Vieira   +9 more
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Structural Design and Immunogenicity of a Novel Self‐Adjuvanting Mucosal Vaccine Candidate for SARS‐CoV‐2 Expressed in Plants

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mucosal vaccination for COVID‐19 to boost preexisting though insufficient systemic and local/mucosal immunity remains an attractive prospect but there are currently no licensed mucosal vaccines against this infection. Here, using a plant expression system, we developed a novel mucosal vaccine platform for respiratory viruses and demonstrated ...
Mi‐Young Kim, Andy Cano Tran, Ju Kim, Humblenoble Stembridge Ayuk, Adam Sparrow, Lorenzo Bossi, Megan Brown, Emil Joseph Vergara, Kathrin Göritzer, Elisabetta Groppelli, Tae‐Ho Kwon, Julian K. C. Ma, Yong‐Suk Jang, Rajko Reljic   +13 more
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Managing and mitigating future public health risks: Planetary boundaries, global catastrophic risk, and inclusive wealth

Risk Analysis, EarlyView.
Abstract There are two separate conceptualizations for assessing existential risks: Planetary Boundaries (PBs) and global catastrophic risks (GCRs). While these concepts are similar in principle, their underpinning literatures tend not to engage with each other.
Eoin McLaughlin, Matthias Beck
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Posting environmental risk: Communicating with numerical and nonnumerical messaging across information modalities

Risk Analysis, EarlyView.
Abstract Risk communicators frequently engage members of the public through social media; therefore, it is important to understand how to effectively communicate risks about environmental and health issues. This experiment with U.S. adults (N = 737) explored how message features in risk‐focused social media posts—namely, message modality (text‐only ...
Megan L. P. Norman, Jiaqi Agnes Bao, Triwik Kurniasari, Chris Skurka   +3 more
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A century of assessment: A systematic review of biothreat risk assessments

Risk Analysis, EarlyView.
Abstract Throughout the past century, assessments of the risks and benefits posed by high‐consequence biological agents have guided US decision‐making on weapons research, countermeasure development, and security policy. However, the dispersed nature of these biothreat risk assessments has presented various difficulties, such as duplicative effort ...
Claire Atkerson, Michael T Parker
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Autoantibodies against TRIM46 identified in a dog suffering from suspected meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown origin

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
P. L. Heidemann, A. C. Nilsson, S. G. Schmidt, E. Lattwein, C. Allberg, M. Blaabjerg, H. Gredal   +6 more
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